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AMES, Iowa — The Iowa Learning Farms’ (ILF) monthly webinar will be on Wednesday, April 17, at 11:30 a.m., and features Andy Larson, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach specialist in small farm sustainability. The webinar is part of a free series, hosted by ILF, through Adobe Connect. The series is on the third Wednesday of each month. A computer with Internet access is all that is needed to participate.

Larson’s presentation will explore grantsmanship with Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) organization. He will discuss strategies, hints and tips that will help in writing grant applications and attracting grant funding using lessons from SARE, a USDA-NIFA granting and outreach program.

Larson works in planning, growing and marketing for alternative agriculture enterprises on both the commercial and lifestyle scale with ISU Extension and Outreach. He also works jointly with Iowa State’s Beginning Farmer Center and coordinates the Iowa SARE Professional Development Program. Larson earned an MBA with a minor in sustainable agriculture from Iowa State University. He grew up on a family dairy and grain farm in northwestern Illinois.